The sold out festival will return to the
Las Vegas Motor Speedway June 21-23, 2013

(Las Vegas) – Today Insomniac released a diverse list of creators who will each play a part in the total transformation of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 17th annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Las Vegas. This list includes musical acts, artists and theatrical performers – all of whom are innovators in their respective fields.

“Each year our fans’ inspire us to exceed their expectations – there’s truly something in it for everyone,” said Pasquale Rotella, CEO and founder of Insomniac. “EDC will feature a slate of original artwork, a Discovery Project featuring emerging names and collaborations within dance music culture. I’m excited for our fans – the true headliners – to experience this firsthand.”

EDC, Las Vegas will feature more than 500 creators from around the world. Among the participating artists from music, art and theatrical fields EDC, Las Vegas will feature:

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12th Planet

A-Trak

A-lusion

A*S*Y*S

Above & Beyond

Adam Beyer

Adrian Lux

Afrojack

Alex Kidd

Alex Metric

Alex Young

Altern8

Alvin Risk

An21

Andy C

Araabmuzik

Armanni Reign

Armin van Buuren

Art Department

Arty

ATB

Audien

Audio Punk

Austin Bike Zoo

Avicii

Baauer

Basscon

Bassjackers

Bassrush Experience

Benny Benassi

Bingo Players

Bloody Beetroots Live

Blutonium Boy

Booka Shade

Borgore

Boys Noize

Bro Safari

Bryan Kearney

Caffeine

Calvin Harris

Camo & Krooked

Carl Cox & Friends

Carnage

Cedric Gervais

Claude VonStroke

Clockwork

Cosmic Cowboy

Cosmic Gate

Craze

Crisis Era

Crizzly

Crookers

Crosstown Rebels presents Get Lost

Culture Shock

D-Block & S-te-Fan

Dada Life

Damian Lazarus

Dannic

Darksiderz

Darren Styles

Dash Berlin

Datsik

David Steven

Delta Heavy

Destructo

Dillon Francis

Dirtyphonics Live

Discovery Project winners

DJ Fresh

DJ Hype

Doctor P

Dog Blood

Dub Phizix

Dubfire

Dyro

Ean Golden

Ed Rush & Optical

Empire of the Sun

Eric Prydz

Etc! Etc!

Fake Blood

Fedde Le Grand

Ferry Corsten

Figure

Flaming Lotus Girls

Flosstradamus

Flux Foundation

Foreign Beggars

Francesca Lombardo

Funtcase vs Cookie Monsta

Fury + MC Dino

Gareth Emery

Gaspo

Gerard Minakawa

Goldspace Creations

Green Velvet

Hardwell

Headhunterz

Helicopter ShoWdown

Hobo

HypKnowTree

Indecent Noise

Infinity Ink

Isaac

Jabba Barge

Jack Beats

Jacques Lu Cont

Jamie Jones

Jen Lewin Studio

John Digweed

Jon Rundell

Juan Muniz

Just Blaze

Justin Martin

Kate Raudenbush

Kill the Noise

Knife Party

Koan Sound

Kostov Design

Krewella

La Roux

Lady Faith

Laidback Luke

Lisa Lashes

Loadstar

Loco Dice

Luminox

Madeon

Major Lazer

Manufactured Superstars

Mark Knight

Markus Schulz

Mat Zo

Matador

Max Vangeli

Metrik

Michael Christian

Morgan Page

Mr. Trixter

Mt EdenLive

Mumbai Science

Nadastrom

Nervo

Nicky Romero

Night Owl Experience

Noisia

Oliver

Opulent Temple

Organ Donors

Paco Osuna

Pete Tong

Philip Lumbang

Poetic Kinetics

Porter Robinson

Proxy

Pushing Daisies

R3hab

Rebecca & Fiona

Rene LaVice

Richie Hawtin presents enter.

Rob Buchholz

Rockbox

Rusko

Sander van Doorn

Sasha

Scot Project

Simon Patterson

Solar Sculptures

Space Islan

Stana

Stereobot

Steve Angello

Subb-An

Sub Focus

Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano

Super8 & Tab

T ‘n’ T

Technoboy

Terravita

The Do LaB

The Space Wench

Thomas Gold

Tiësto

Tiga

Tommie Sunshine

Tommy Trash

Tritonal

Tuneboy

Umek

Victor Calderone

V Square Labs Digital Art

W&W

Wide Awake Art Car

Wilkinson

Wolfgang Gartner

Yoji

Yousef

Zany

Zeds Dead

Insomniac will create an enhanced music festival experience by transforming the Speedway into a fully immersive carnival adventure featuring theatrical performers, including fire twirlers, aerialists, dancers and stilt walkers. Vibrant large-scale art installations and state-of-the-art lighting and sound production will span across seven stages inside the 1,000-acre complex creating a complete audiovisual experience for festivalgoers.

About Insomniac
Insomniac produces innovative music festivals and events featuring immersive multisensory environments enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting and sound design, large-scale art installations, interactive circus and theatrical performances, boundary-pushing special effects and pyrotechnics, and fan participation. The quality of our fans’ experience is the company’s top priority. Insomniac’s premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival, is one of the largest, most spectacular music festivals in the world. Insomniac has produced more than 250 music events and for more than 3 million attendees in California, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. Founded by Pasquale Rotella, Insomniac has been based in Los Angeles since it started in 1993.

Over Labor Day weekend, Made Event presented Electric Zoo 2012, and once again transformed New York City’s Randall’s Island into a multiplex of music, lights and dancing, along with 100+ of the world’s best and brightest electronic music artists. The 3-day bonanza hosted 110,000 avid fans with sold-out capacity crowds on Saturday & Sunday.

Bigger than ever in its fourth year, Electric Zoo’s technological advances helped transform the festival landscape. Intellitix’s RFID technology was again embedded in wristbands to help festival-goers enter quickly through the front gates. The stadium-scale Main Stage featured high-resolution motion-controlled video panels that created a massive sense of scale, which could be reconfigured live to create unique looks for each individual artist. The Riverside Stage included custom-designed 3D LED technology used for the first time ever at a live electronic music show. Meanwhile, the Hilltop Arena saw a wall of LED panels and mirrors set at specific angles, working in tandem to bathe the tent in a sea of lights and lasers. And over at the Sunday School Grove, original custom-designed school buses integrated LEDs with 3D projection mapping to create an immersive mixed-media experience. In every tent, club-quality sound systems enveloped fans with impeccable sound engineered by Integral Sound.

Electric Zoo 2012 also saw the return of NYC’s finest food vendors & trucks, which offered everything from hand-tossed gourmet pizza, and Korean BBQ to organic ice cream. Also returning was the Garden of EZ, a chill-out zone featuring mind-altering art and lights, full of a thousand neon butterflies from artist Gizem Bacaz and giant mushrooms from artist Dan Park.

But most important of all, Made Event committed to creating a fun and safe environment for its fans; free water refill stations, designated Help Points and the simple idea – Many Animals, One Zoo: Help Each Other Be Safe! With positive vibes all around, Electric Zoo 2012 was all about connecting music and friends old and new. Thank you Zoo animals. See you at Electric Zoo 2013 for the five-year anniversary!

Did you forget to get an EZoo 2012 t-shirt or hoodie? Get it now in the online Merch Shop!

Were you so busy running around from stage to stage, dancing with your friends, that you forgot to get some official merch for you and your loved ones? There are still lots of colors and designs to choose from in the Electric Zoo official online Merch Shop. Get over there now while the selection is the best!

It’s filled with over 200 photos of the artists, the spectacular visuals, and you!

“Electric Zoo might not be the country’s largest, splashiest, or most hyped electronic dance music festival. But we’re going to go on record and say that it’s the best.” — Billboard

“The only way to truly understand Electric Zoo and the dance music culture itself is to experience it – to put yourself dead center, amid the furry boots and driving bass lines. EDM is something you need to feel, not only hear, if you ever wish to truly understand it.” — RollingStone.com

“For the fourth year in a row, Electric Zoo has redecorated New York City‘s Randall’s Island in its own sparkly neon image, transforming the East River outpost from public park to a floating big-name rave boat.” — SPIN.com

“As far as parties go, Electric Zoo is a marathon: In its fourth year, the Labor Day weekend dance music festival has grown to a three­-day, four-­stage, 100-­plus-­DJ, 100,000- fan extravaganza sprawled across Randall’s Island.”— The Wall Street Journal

“Electric Zoo reveled in the high-tech and the synthetic. The D.J.’s were small, peppy figures surrounded by dizzying, strobing video displays, the humans piloting the cybernetic colossus. What once was a club experience has proved to be, in geek terms, perfectly scalable to festival size; seeing the performer onstage is the least of anyone’s concerns when the music, the lights and everybody dancing are the real show. It’s a fully participatory man-made world, not just in staging but in the party gear worn by most people in the audience: fluorescent tutus and legwarmers, L.E.D.-equipped shirts and shoes, technicolor wigs and glitter adhering everywhere. Dancing skin becomes its own artificial display.” — The New York Times

“[Electric Zoo] was amazing! One of my favorite shows of the year. The festival premiered new 3D technology during my set, which made it really unique. It’s great that New York has Electric Zoo; the fans need this and the location on Randall’s Island is really special.”—A-TRAK

“It’s a real pleasure to perform to such a big yet discerning audience in one of the greatest cities in the world.”—ABOVE & BEYOND

“Electric Zoo had to be one of the most magical places I have ever played in my entire life; the vibe of the crowd was so amazing. The fact that the festival is in New York is pretty amazing. Who doesn’t absolutely love New York? NY has definitely shown me that it is my second home, I wouldn’t be opposed to moving there…” –DILLON FRANCIS

“[Electric Zoo] is a great experience and a great step for fans of dance music. So much diversity and progression in the bookings and the vibes. This was my 3rd and this was the best year. NYC is the inspiration. NYC is the king.”–DIPLO

“Electric Zoo was definitely one of a kind. Besides the amazing lineup they brought this year, the entire event was just so well produced. New York is such an important market for EDM and being right in the heart of New York, surrounded by water and seeing the beautiful landscape of Manhattan is unlike anything else.” – DJ BL3ND

“It’s great to be part of something that is so anticipated like Electric Zoo. We always get some new fans from playing at this show because a lot of people trust Electric Zoo and who they choose to play their festival. There’s so much attention to details at this festival. We appreciate that the focus is 100% on the music and the fan experience.”–GABRIEL & DRESDEN

“It’s crazy to have a festival of this caliber in such proximity to New York City. Electric Zoo definitely creates a certain vibe that I haven’t really experienced anywhere else.”–KILL THE NOISE

“[Electric Zoo] was fantastic; the crowd is wild, cheerful and knows its music so I could play an ambitious 180° across the board set. My favorite! I consider New York as my home in the US. During my set I had the feeling I was adopted for good. That felt amazing.”–MARTIN SOLVEIG

“The atmosphere was amazing and I loved every minute of the crowd’s energy. The people who come to Electric Zoo are just so passionate about the music and they really show it with their energy and enthusiasm. It really is so special. New York is one of my favourite cities around the world and I’m planning on living there in 2013 so it is my new home!” –TIËSTO

Weekend-long coverage to feature live DJ sets fromTiësto, David Guetta, Axwell and others

SiriusXM listeners will hear performances by many of the most prominent artists in electronic music live from Electric Zoo Festival, one of the year’s biggest electronic dance music events.

Hear continuous coverage all weekend long as SiriusXM’s Electric Area (channel 52) broadcasts live from Electric Zoo, New York’s electronic music festival, for the 4th consecutive year since its inception. Feel the beat from the world’s top DJs as they converge on Randall’s Island Park in NYC August 31, September 1 & September 2 for one of the biggest EDM events of the year.

Additionally, Tiësto’s Club Life Radio channel will simulcast Tiësto’s set live on Sunday, September 2 at 8:00 pmET. Tiësto’s Club Life Radio is available in the Dance/Electronic category online and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices, and by satellite on channel 340 on the SiriusXM Lynx and SiriusXM Edge radios.

“We are excited to bring listeners nationwide some of the best DJs working today in Electronic Dance Music from one of the premier events,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. “SiriusXM has been an early supporter of what is now one of music’s most vibrant genres, and we are home to many of its talented DJs. Only so many can be at Electric Zoo, but only SiriusXM can bring listeners the world’s best DJs live throughout the weekend as if you were there in the crowd.”

2012 marks the 4th consecutive year that SiriusXM has aired DJ sets live from Electric Zoo.

Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival now in its 4th year, featured more than 100 of the world’s biggest electronic music talent in 2011, including DJs and live acts, providing the finest techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro, indie dance music and more across four stages on beautiful Randall’s Island Park. Electric Zoo received a coveted IDMA nomination for “Best U.S. Festival” and “Best Music Event” by URB magazine, as well as press coverage from major media outlets like CNN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Village Voice, Time Out New York, New York Post, The Source, DJ Mag, Mixmag and Ocean Drive, establishing it as New York City’s premier electronic music festival as well as a top American event. After a sold-out capacity crowd of 50,000 over 2 days in 2010, Electric Zoo expanded to a new 3-day format with over 85,000 attendees in 2011. For more information, please go to: www.electriczoofestival.com.

Set Times Announced Online and via Official Mobile AppPlus Green Initiatives, Sponsors & Media Partners

With Electric Zoo 2012 just a week away, NYC is rumbling with anticipation for three days of beats, sunshine and good vibes with 100+ of the world’s top electronic dance music artists on August 31, September 1, and September 2. Now in its fourth year, Electric Zoo is excited to announce set times online and via a new and improved mobile app, plus the return of environmentally friendly green initiatives and this year’s sponsors & media partners.

Set Times Announced via Official Electric Zoo 2012 Mobile App

Now available for iPhone and Android, this year’s Electric Zoo app includes more useful and fun features than ever before. Featuring a custom schedule of set-times, abililty to set reminders so you don’t miss your favorite artists, and map of the festival site so you can locate the nearest bathrooms, face painting or a delicious food vendor, the new app also includes:

● Zoo Radio from Slacker Radio: built into the app, so you can listen to music from Electric Zoo artists on the go.

● Push notifications to get important late-breaking festival news updates.

● A festival camera that lets you put a fun Electric Zoo frame around your photos and share them with friends.

● Information about food and art at the festival.

Electric Zoo 2012 Green Initiatives

Like previous years, Electric Zoo is also proud to include several green initiatives for its fourth edition, including:

● On-site recycling program for all of the trash.

● 50% of on-site generators are running on 100% biodiesel alternative fuel from recycled NYC fryer grease and the rest are on a B50 blend of 50% biodiesel from recycled NYC fryer grease and 50% diesel.

● All of the site equipment is running on a B30 blend of 30% biodiesel from recycled NYC fryer grease and 70% diesel.

● No factory farmed meat products are permitted for sale at Electric Zoo.

● All of the food products and beer will be served on compostable ware (including plates, cups, napkins and utensils).

● Free water will be available from refill stations.

Sponsors and Media Partners

Electric Zoo would like to thank this year’s sponsors and media partners:

Coors Light: The World’s Most Refreshing Beer returns to Electric Zoo for the third year in a row! Perfect for cooling off after all-day dancing in the sun, Miller Coors offers a selection of domestic and imported beers.

Trident: As the official gum of the Electric Zoo Festival, Trident is the spark that will help liberate even more fun in your festival experience.

Hi-Chew: Stop by the Hi-Chew airstream to kick back in our lounge and recharge with Hi-Chew fruit chews; the best fruit chew candy out there. It livens you up!

Mobli: A Supporting Sponsor of the Official After Parties at Best Buy Theater, Mobli is a photo and video-sharing app built to connect awesome content with captive audiences. Find yours on Mobli!

Virgin Mobile: Be sure to check out the Virgin Mobile Truck at Electric Zoo. We answer to a higher calling!

BILLY BOY: Germany’s #1 condom brand has landed inAmerica and returns to Electric Zoo once more. BILLY BOY is proud to be the sponsor of 3D glasses at The Riverside Tent.

CMJ 2012: Don’t miss the annual CMJ Music Marathon on October 16-20 in NYC.

ReverbNation: The world’s largest independent music marketing website, hosted an opportunity for a performance slot at this year’s Electric Zoo, to which over 600 eager DJs submitted. We’re pleased to announce the winner Julien Loreto who will be opening the Main stage on Friday, August 31st.

Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival now in its 4th year, featured more than 100 of the world’s biggest electronic music talent in 2011, including DJs and live acts, providing the finest techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro, indie dance music and more across four stages on beautiful Randall’s Island Park. Electric Zoo received a coveted IDMA nomination for “Best U.S. Festival” and “Best Music Event” by URB magazine, as well as press coverage from major media outlets like CNN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Village Voice, Time Out New York, New York Post, The Source, DJ Mag, Mixmag and Ocean Drive, establishing it as New York City’s premier electronic music festival as well as a top American event. After a sold-out capacity crowd of 50,000 over 2 days in 2010, Electric Zoo expanded to a new 3-day format with over 85,000 attendees in 2011. For more information, please go to: www.electriczoofestival.com.

Electric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival returns for its fourth year to Randall’s Island Park over Labor Day Weekend on August 31, September 1 and September 2, 2012. Made Event is excited to announce Electric Zoo 2012’s phase 1 artist lineup, once again bringing the biggest and boldest names in electronic dance music to New York City for this three-day summer bash.

Last year, Electric Zoo saw 85,000 fans attend what The New York Times called a “good-natured festival [that] continues to offer a smart, varied crew of the best D.J.s and live dance acts in the world.” Also dubbed the “the happiest place on earth” by the Village Voice, Electric Zoo takes place on the lush Randall’s Island Park with views of the Manhattan skyline, complete with a global selection of food carts, exquisite art installations — and more than 100 of the planet’s top talent in techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro, indie dance, and more across multiple stages from morning to night.

Traveling to NYC from out of town for Electric Zoo? Check out the Official Travel Packages, all of which include 3 nights at the New York Marriott East Side, two 3-Day Passes to Electric Zoo, round-trip ferry transportation, and 2 Electric Zoo t-shirts. Choose from General Admission,VIP Experience, and Platinum Experience.

“Randall’s Island became a multiplex of temporary dance floors, with a stadium-scale stage for headliners and three tents with club-quality surround-sound systems.”—Jon Pareles, The New York Times

“Capping off a summer that saw the biggest electronic music events in U.S. history, Electric Zoo marked its third and biggest year yet.” —Billboard.com

“The fest that began as a modest weekend event was something more, drawing crowds that were large even by music festival standards.”—The Wall Street Journal

“The three-day dance party on Randall’s Island had no shortage of new: New acts, new tracks and new grass (really!) filled the 24-acre island for 12 hours a day over Labor Day weekend… Despite the record number of attendees — over 85,000 fans showed up — Electric Zoo didn’t lose its sense of ease and comfort. Thanks to an increased number of restrooms, a variety of food vendors and the use of RFID wristband technology, which minimized entrance time, there were no lines to be found. And when you wanted to dance deep inside the tent, there was an actual dance floor and ample space to do so. When you’re talking about music marathons, these are small details that many festival producers overlook, the small details that can turn a great event into an exceptional one. ”—Huffington Post

“While it certainly is a spectacle, Electric Zoo was probably the happiest place on earth last weekend.” —Village Voice

“Electric Zoo [2011] was sick! The crowd was unbelievable and brought an incredible energy to the city.” —Tiësto

About Electric ZooElectric Zoo: New York’s Electronic Music Festival now in its 4th year, featured more than 100 of the world’s biggest electronic music talent in 2011, including DJs and live acts, providing the finest techno, trance, house, dubstep, electro, indie dance music and more across four stages on beautiful Randall’s IslandPark. Electric Zoo received a coveted IDMA nomination for “Best U.S. Festival” and “Best Music Event” by URB magazine, as well as press coverage from major media outlets like CNN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Village Voice, Time Out New York, New York Post, The Source, DJ Mag, Mixmag and Ocean Drive, establishing it as New York City’s premier electronic music festival as well as a top American event. After a sold-out capacity crowd of 50,000 over 2 days in 2010, Electric Zoo expanded to a new 3-day format with over 85,000 attendees in 2011. For more information, please go to: www.electriczoofestival.com.

About Made EventMade Event, helmed by Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma, working with a team of industry leaders, is committed to excellence in the programming, promotion, and production of electronic dance music events. They stand at the vanguard of their field due to the world-renowned caliber of entertainment and expert production values they bring into a variety of distinctive and innovative venues. In 2009, Made Event launched the inaugural Electric Zoo and was nominated for “Promoter of the Year” by URB magazine and “Best Music Event” and “Best Event Promoter” by the International Dance Music Awards for the best of 2010. With over 25 years of combined experience, and over 400 successful events produced in New York Cityand Miami, Made Event continues to set the bar for quality electronic music events. For more info, please go to www.MadeEvent.com.